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whatsoever to the story?

- There will be an investigation.

- She's gonna have the truth on her side.

- She's gonna deny it and make us all look like fools.

- Let her.

Let her deny just that part

of the story.

- Hold here.

- What? Oh.

That's all right.

I can do that myself. Yeah.

Thank you.

- America Live is not in the circus business.

- Pete's always fair.

Should I hear anything in this?

You're gonna be vice president.

- You'll talk about legitimate issues of concern.

- Right.

Where is the senator's monitor?

There is no monitor for her.

She'll hear Pete in the earpiece.

That is a piece of sh*t.

We talked about this, Ray.

If Peter's gonna be able to see her,

she has to be able to see him.

- He's got a sensory advantage over her.

- You wanna pull her?

I'm not talking about pulling her.

I'm just saying it's bullshit.

She was just great in the hearings

today. Cool and collected.

- Steve Poullet.

- Hi.

Should I hear anything?

Oh, I got it. Okay, great.

Oh, it's that one.

Yeah, I know.

Can't hear...

Yeah, right, got it.

Okay, I've got

the intro now.

Thank you for having me, Peter.

Sure, that'd be fine.

Well, it has been

a taxing experience...

but if we're forced to take

the voters out of the equation...

I think that the vetting system

by simple necessity must be arduous.

Mmm.

I have to plead motherhood

on that one, Pete...

but I not only served

on the Foreign Relations Committee...

I sponsored the Hanson-Fineman Bill

which readjusted the War Powers Act...

to allow the executive to respond

to state-sponsored terrorism...

like that of Iraq, Libya,

North Korea, for instance.

But rather than boring you

with my rsum...

I'd rather answer your questions

on specific issues of foreign policy.

I suppose I could ask you, Mr. Crenshaw,

how you'd feel in the same situation.

Why would I answer that for you?

Sorry. It's simply a privacy issue.

Look, I won't address issues

of sexuality in a hearing room...

or on national television

or anywhere else for that matter.

- Where's the control room for America Live?

- Down the hall.

Excuse me.

The control room for America Live?

- Where is the f***ing control room?

- Right down there.

F***!

Down here, down here, down here!

Don't tell me

we're gettin' sandbagged!

We're getting sandbagged! I knew

you couldn't trust this f***ing guy!

Senator Hanson,

do you recognize Mr. Poullet?

Un, no. I don't have a monitor,

so I can't see him.

The truth is,

Lainey and I had that one incident.

I don't believe we ever

saw each other again after that.

To her credit, she was very drunk

when she had sex...

with my friends,

uh, my brothers and I.

A sandbag is what it is.

He's f***ing your friend.

He has obviously infiltrated

your show.

Mrs. Hanson, you still have not taken

a stand on the accuracy of this report.

It's very accurate,

and those photos are accurate too.

We had them on the frat house

bulletin board for months.

We called that

"Life in the Sex Laine. "

- What are we gonna do now?

- We're gonna sue him.

I will not dignify those remarks

or your questions with a response.

Good evening.

The guy's a jerk. We're never gonna

put our people on that show again.

Some a**hole called in

and made this idiot claim.

Hell, they've gotta investigate.

The whole situation's

a son of a b*tch.

I would like to start

by saying...

that much has been made of the reports

in the press of an investigation...

into the possible...

possible, I say again...

criminal behavior

on the part of the nominee.

This committee will wait

for a report from the FBI...

before taking this matter up.

However, I'll once again afford

the nominee an opportunity to respond.

I, too, will wait for the FBI report

before responding.

Madam Senator.

Tell us a little bit about your family.

You have a son.

Mm-hmm. Yes, I have

one six-year-old boy, Timothy.

That's a very nice age.

Now, I see here

that when you...

had Timothy,

you were absent from your duty...

for a few months'

maternity leave.

- It's the right of every mother to be able to take maternity...

- Paid maternity leave.

Yes. I don't believe we should penalize

our citizens for having children.

I think I'm on safe ground saying that

valuing motherhood is quite nonpartisan.

- Um, were you to get pregnant again...

do you plan

to take maternity leave?

Um, I've not given that

any consideration.

No? Are you still able

to bear children?

Yes, I am...

I believe, yes, I am.

Yet you have not given

this matter any consideration.

Perhaps that means...

No, strike that.

Madam Senator...

let us assume you ascended

to the presidency...

and you were to have a child

during your term.

Would you cede your duties

to your vice president and for how long?

Mr. Chairman, would the chair expect to

have the designate assure this committee...

that she would have her tubes tied

before she assume office?

- Mr. Chairman, I humbly request a point of order.

- You will be afforded one.

- With all due respect...

- You will be afforded one when I am finished.

The truth is that while we have not put a

seal on the concept of having another child...

my husband and I practice

birth control.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, I would

now like to...

enter the arena of loyalty.

Loyalty is a revered quality

among vice presidents. Would you agree?

- Yes, very much so. Yes.

- Yet you chose to officially move...

from the Republican to the Democratic party

when you left the House to run for the Senate.

I view switching parties as a testament

to my loyalty to my country.

I felt that the Republican party had shifted

from the ideals that I cherished through my youth.

As a Republican,

did you ever...

vote along party lines

but against your own beliefs?

No, never.

- You still believe in every vote you made?

- Yes.

- Including your vote to impeach President Clinton?

- Yes, I do.

That was an issue of fairness.

The president,

as commander in chief, stood by...

while several military officers, including

candidates for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs...

were prosecuted for adultery

or were not permitted...

to advance their careers.

I am opposed to making adultery, or even

lying about it, a crime in our armed forces.

But while it is a law, it should be

enforced without consideration of rank...

even if that rank

is commander in chief.

Perhaps the senator is unaware that commander

in chief is not actually a military rank.

I am aware of that.

What I think we can say of President Clinton

is that he was not guilty but responsible.

"Not guilty but responsible. "

I am...

I like that.

I, uh, I-I may, uh... I may use that.

- If you wish, you can go ahead.

- Thank you.

When... When considering you

for the vice presidency...

we must also consider your worthiness

as commander in chief.

- Would you agree?

- Yes, I do.

In that case, given your feelings

on the matter...

have you ever

committed adultery?

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